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Carlos Matos

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Carlos Matos
Carlos Matos Lima (legal name)
7 elections between 2006 and 2026 · latest party UNIÃO
61 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Administrador
Candidate for Federal Deputy · Ceará · 2026 elections · UNIÃO · no. 4410
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Carlos Matos (UNIÃO) became an alternate for federal deputy for Ceará in 2026, with 9,830 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Carlos Matos (Carlos Matos Lima) ran in 7 elections between 2006 and 2026, for federal deputy, state deputy and city councillor. He was elected 1 time: state deputy in 2014. The highest vote was in 2006, for federal deputy for CE: 65,631 votes. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for CE, reported R$ 1.3 million in income: R$ 900 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 50 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 318 thousand from private donations (29 donors) and R$ 18 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 1.2 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 339 thousand), activists and street mobilization (R$ 277 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 170 thousand). Partial amounts, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026: the campaign finance report for this election is still in progress. In previous campaigns, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 2.1 million in 2022 and R$ 793 thousand in 2018.

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Vote trend across elections

9,830 votes in 2026 · 7 elections

The votes of Carlos Matos Lima in each election they ran in, from oldest to most recent. All on the same scale (the highest vote recorded); the color shows the office.

Federal Dep.City CouncillorState Dep.

The longest bar (the one that goes all the way) is the highest vote recorded for any office, elected or not; it works as a ruler, and all the other bars are proportional to it (the longer the bar, the more votes). What shows whether the person was elected is the fill, not the length: filled (colored) bar = elected; only the dashed outline = not elected; "to the runoff" = went to the runoff. From oldest (top) to newest. Click a bar to see the result of that election. The campaign finance report of each candidacy is in the list below.

Campaign funding

2026 (partial): R$ 1.3 million in income · R$ 1.2 million em gastos contratados

Carlos Matos reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: federal deputy for Ceará in 2006, 2010, 2022 and 2026, city councillor in Fortaleza (CE) in 2012, and state deputy for Ceará in 2014 and 2018. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 1.3 million in income: R$ 900 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 50 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 318 thousand from private donations (29 donors) and R$ 18 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 1.2 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 339 thousand) and activists and street mobilization (R$ 277 thousand); R$ 993 thousand has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 2.1 million in committed spending; in 2018, 46% of the R$ 793 thousand in committed spending went to third-party services. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 1.3 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 1.2 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 993 thousand paid
Spending in 2022R$ 2.1 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns7from 2006 to 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Party Fund
  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
  • Other sources
2026partialFederal deputy, CearáSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.3 million
29 individual donors
FEFC 70% · Party Fund 4% · individuals 25% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.2 million
paid so far: R$ 993 thousand (80%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 339 thousand27.1%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 277 thousand22.2%
  • Printed materialsR$ 170 thousand13.6%
  • Content boostingR$ 120 thousand9.6%
  • 13 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 342 thousand27.4%
2022Federal deputy, CearáSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.9 million
43 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 63% · party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 35% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.1 million
paid: R$ 1.9 million (92%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 770 thousand36.7%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 516 thousand24.6%
  • Printed materialsR$ 320 thousand15.3%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 121 thousand5.8%
  • 15 other categoriesincludes R$ 20 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 130 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 369 thousand17.6%
2018State deputy, CearáSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 703 thousand
79 individual donors
FEFC 7% · party 14% · individuals 74% · own funds 5%
Spending contracted
R$ 793 thousand
paid: R$ 703 thousand (89%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 365 thousand46.1%
  • Printed materialsR$ 92 thousand11.7%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 67 thousand8.5%
  • Candidacy promotion eventsR$ 42 thousand5.3%
  • 14 other categoriesincludes R$ 500 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 95 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 226 thousand28.5%
See the 4 previous campaigns
2014State deputy, CearáSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 877 thousand
23 individual donors
party and other campaigns 3% · individuals 46% · companies 51%
Spending contracted
R$ 885 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Third-party servicesR$ 280 thousand31.7%
  • Printed materialsR$ 144 thousand16.3%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 116 thousand13.2%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 108 thousand12.3%
  • 17 other categoriesincludes R$ 2 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 235 thousand26.6%
2012City councillor, Fortaleza (CE)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 412 thousand
12 individual donors
party and other campaigns 6% · individuals 26% · companies 65% · own funds 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 251 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 80 thousand32.1%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 53 thousand21.2%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 27 thousand10.8%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 26 thousand10.3%
  • 14 other categoriesR$ 64 thousand25.6%
2010Federal deputy, CearáSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.1 million
5 individual donors
party and other campaigns 4% · individuals 52% · companies 40% · other 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.1 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 241 thousand21.0%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 228 thousand19.9%
  • Printed materialsR$ 150 thousand13.1%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 82 thousand7.1%
  • 11 other categoriesincludes R$ 266 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 444 thousand38.8%
2006Federal deputy, CearáSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 611 thousand
12 individual donors
party 8% · individuals 4% · companies 88%
Spending contracted
R$ 514 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Third-party servicesR$ 218 thousand42.3%
  • Printed materialsR$ 75 thousand14.6%
  • Social chargesR$ 49 thousand9.5%
  • Despesas postaisR$ 41 thousand7.9%
  • 16 other categoriesR$ 132 thousand25.6%

Source: campaign finance reports filed with the TSE (open data). Radar do Voto has these data from 2006 on in general elections and from 2008 on in municipal elections; earlier campaigns do not appear. 2026: partial amounts, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026; 2022: TSE data of 13/09/2026; 2018: TSE data of 13/09/2026. Contracted spending is the total of the expenses the campaign reported; paid is the part already settled (the TSE only publishes the paid amount from 2018 on). The spending categories are the TSE's; the detail by supplier is in the dashboard. Corporate donations have been prohibited since 2015.

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Candidacies

7 candidacies · elected in 2014

This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.

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